Month: October 2017

Georgetown: The Trinidadian national, who staged his own kidnapping in Guyana and demanded US$700,000 in ransom from his family, was remanded to prison on Tuesday, October 31, 2017. Sawak  Maraj,…

Georgetown: A country or nation without its past is like a ship without a sail. Recognising this, the Walter Rodney Archives is paying tribute to the Indian indentured labourers who…

Georgetown: A Food and Drug Laboratory Complex is slated to be established at the University of Guyana’s (UG) Turkeyen Campus following a ground-breaking ceremony. The new complex will lessen Guyana’s…

Georgetown: President David Granger met a delegation from the Guyana Teachers’ Union (GTU) on Monday at State House to discuss the way forward with regard to negotiations between the Government…

Georgetown: Over 67 kilograms of suspected cocaine were uncovered concealed randomly in sealed 45kg bags of rice destined for export to Belgium, the Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) said on Monday.…

Georgetown: With agriculture still one of the most important economic activity across the 10 Administrative Regions of Guyana, President David Granger is urging farming communities and local and international investors…

Georgetown: Minister of State Joseph Harmon said President David Granger did not act unilaterally or unconstitutionally when he selected retired Justice James Patterson to head the country’s Election Commission. Minister…

Georgetown: Kendell Skeete, 38, of Goed Fortuin, West Bank Demerara (WBD)  an escapee from the Lusignan holding area following the Camp Street unrest and who was eventually recaptured in Linden…

Georgetown: The Chemical Engineer of Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) who staged his own kidnapping in Guyana recently is expected to be charged with his accomplices as investigators discovered that the…

Georgetown: Over 150 participants from twenty-six member countries are expected in Guyana for the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) conference from November 12 to 16, 2017 at the Marriott…